Blog for CPAs

Fighting Against Identity Theft

Fighting Against Identity Theft

While the pandemic has brought several programs and much needed assistance during this unprecedented time, these helpful programs have also become a preying ground for cyber criminals. As cyber criminals have ramped up their efforts in identity theft, the IRS has also...

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Cybersecurity Advisory Practice

Cybersecurity Advisory Practice

Cyber attacks have become a common topic within the media with companies facing ransomware attacks, individuals facing identity theft, hacking, email scams, and so much more. The cyber world is full of risks, but there also lies great opportunity for those looking to...

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IRS List of “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams

Around this time every year, the IRS releases their list of tax scams that they like to call the “Dirty Dozen.” This list consists of the current top tax scams that the IRS wants to make the public and accounting professionals aware of. This year the IRS chose to...

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Accounting STEM Pursuit Act

As technological advances have changed so much of what accountants do and how we do it, the AICPA is addressing this from an educational standpoint by strongly supporting the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2021. This act would establish accounting as a STEM (Science,...

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Tax Preparer Legislation Update

The Tax Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act, a new bill introduced to the House of Representatives regarding tax preparer regulations, has been in the works for quite awhile.  You may or not remember, but 10 years ago in 2011, the IRS implemented a program to work...

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Are Your Accounting Skills Up To Par?

In an effort to improve the skills of the accounting profession and to keep those skills relevant, the AICPA and NASBA recently reported that they have found major gaps in accounting education. During the discovery by the AICPA’s CPA Evolution Initiative, they...

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